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Portland Trail Blazer Fantasy Coaching Combinations For Baby Boomers

December 17, 2013 by

What stood out most in last night’s Blazer vs Pistons NBA game? The late game heroics of Damian Lillard closing the door? The fierce pace of LaMarcus Aldridge? Robin Lopez warming up the Detroit mascot? The half-filled arena in a bankrupt American city? Or was it the familiar faces on the Detroit coaching staff?

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#1 With A Bullet? Portland And Boomerpdx

December 5, 2013 by

Portland Baby Boomers need to pay attention to Money Journal at moneyjournal.com. They just named Portland the top of their top ten most liked U.S. cities. While that’s not news to the region, it’s still good to show the rest of the country how it’s done. The only drawback is Money Journal called it Portlandia. […]

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Baby Boomer Oregon Histories

November 1, 2013 by

If it was good enough for Ken Kesey, it’s good enough for you. The question: Where are the Oregon stories and why don’t we hear more of them? At least Kesey kept it in state with One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Sometimes A Great Notion. Blame it on confusion. Oregon is not England no matter what the […]

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Why Portland Baby Boomer Dating Needs Anthony Weiner

August 31, 2013 by

1. He’s got the public face for Portland’s diverse population. Will an Oregonian ever show up and offer Tony a banana? If that happens, he’s ready. He knows how to handle the beautiful people, and everyone else.

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Your Phil Knight Moment

August 14, 2013 by

Sharing a new UofO grad and a Phil Knight moment. The University of Oregon drew much attention recently for images of their new football facility. Comments ranging from “it looks like a corporate retreat,” to “why do the Ducks need this,” sprang up in response to the new buildings. Eugene locals see it as another […]

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The Blazer’s Bait

July 2, 2013 by

The NBA needs an update on the benefits of playing in Portland. Players have the wrong ideas about the Rose City. Instead of letting the fallacies surrounding the great northwest ride another season, let’s clear things up.

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Oregon Sports News

May 18, 2013 by

Serving Seasons Of Sports In 500 Words Portland baby boomers know a good thing when they see it. In a city famous for vision boomers play a large part. And they have help. In the spirit of being first on the important stuff, I present oregonsportsnews.com. This website, owned and edited by the inestimable Arran Gimba, works to cover […]

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NBA Brewing In Seattle

May 14, 2013 by

 Order Up For A Kings’ Size Mocha Extra Hot The Portland Trail Blazers sit wedged between two warring NBA cities. Make that one NBA city warring with Seattle for courting their team. Sound familiar? You’ve got to feel for them both. No city wants an identity as a stepping-stone, or ignorant rube, but that’s what happened when […]

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Baby Boomer Sports Fan

May 4, 2013 by

Boomerpdx Takes The Road Least Traveled On Purpose As a contributing columnist for Oregon Sports News I focus on the world of sports for the most fascinating stories. My research goal is to find the compelling story behind the leading headlines. With that in mind, the news of former PAC12 and NBA player Jason Collins announcing his […]

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NBA FAN CLASSROOM

April 26, 2013 by

TODAY’S LESSON: WHY THE BLAZERS MATTER NOW Two words: Damian, and Lillard. If you see Damian and a resurgent Blazers ever scrap their way into a championship run, remember this playoff season as the beginning. By watching and noting the differences between the great western point guards as they play each other over a series, he logs where they break […]

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